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CG_299: Vision des Himmels-Fenster
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Title

Vision des Himmels-Fenster

Type of Object
Artist / Producer
Studio
Dating
1869–1870
Location
Place
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Inventory

Iconography

Description

Masswerkfenster mit zwei in Nonnenköpfen endenden Lanzetten; darüber Sechspass als Couronnement. In der oberen Hälfte der beiden Lanzetten ist unter einem Baldachin im Stil der Gotik die Trinität gezeigt: links thront Jesus mit dem Kreuzstab und dem Evangelium, rechts Gottvater mit einer zum Segen erhobener Hand und einer Weltkugel in der anderen Hand; über den beiden erscheint in einem Strahlenmeer der Heilige Geist als fliegende Taube. Unterhalb der thronenden Figuren sind zwei anbetende Engel dargestellt… More

Iconclass Code
11B333 · representation of the Trinity: symbol (Father), person (Son), dove (Holy Ghost)
11G25 · angels in adoration
11H(BENEDICT) · Benedict of Nurcia, abbot of Monte Cassino and founder of the Benedictine Order; possible attributes: aspergillum, book, cup (sometimes broken), raven with loaf, sieve (or tray)
11H(BERNARD) · Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monk and abbot; possible attributes: beehive, chained dragon, crucifix, cross with instruments of the Passion, (three) mitre at his feet, white dog
11H(BRUNO) · the founder of the Order of the Carthusians, Bruno; possible attributes: cross, finger at lips, lily, mitre at his feet, olive-branch, ray of light, skull, (seven) star(s)
11H(DOMINIC) · Dominic(us) Guzman of Calerueja, founder of the Order of Preachers (or Dominican (Black) Friars; possible attributes: book, dog with flaming torch, lily, loaf of bread, rosary, star
11H(FRANCIS) · founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata
11H(IGNATIUS) · the founder of the Jesuit Order, Ignatius of Loyola; possible attributes: book (with 'ad majorem Dei gloriam'), demon, dragon under feet, flames, flaming heart, globe, IHS monogram, skull (with crown), tears in eyes, torch
11H(VINCENT DE PAUL) · the founder of the Vincentian (Lazarist) Congregation (of Mission Priests) and of the Sisters of Charity, Vincent de Paul; possible attributes: infant
11HH(CLARE) · the virgin and foundress of the Order of Minoresses (or Poor Clares), Clare of Assisi; possible attributes: book, cross, flaming horn, lily, monstrance, palm-branch, pastoral staff, rosary
11HH(THERESA) · the foundress of the reformed (Discalced) Carmelites, T(h)eres(i)a of Avila; possible attributes: angel, arrow, dove, heart (flaming or pierced by an arrow)
48AA9831 · foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized
48AA9833 · flowers ~ ornament - AA - stylized
48AA9856 · ornament derived from architectural details - AA - stylized
Iconclass Keywords
Inscription

Ste THERESIA (?) // Ste BRIGITTA (und weitere Namen auf Heiligenscheinen)
(?) // St·VINCENT
St·BERNARDVS·
St·AVGVSTINVS (?) // St·DOMINICVS·
St·IGNAETIVS LOYOLA // St:FRANCISCVS ASSISE // SANCTVS·BRVNO: // BENEDICTVS:

Technique / State

Technique

Farbloses und farbiges Glas, Bemalung mit Schwarzlot.

History

Research

Eine von 62 Glasmalereien der ab 1860 neu errichteten, monumentalen neugotischen Kirche Saint-Bruno in Voiron. Die um 1870 fertiggestellte Glasmalerei-Ausstattung wurde durch eine grosszügige Spende des Kartäuserordens, dessen Mutterkloster «La Grande Chartreuse» sich ca. 25 km östlich von Voiron befindet, finanziert (Avenir, 2006, S. 103). Für den Bau der Kirche hatte sich Frédéric Faige-Blanc (1811–1902), Bürgermeister von Voiron ab 1851, stark eingesetzt. Faige-Blanc war es auch, der den Kontakt zum Atelier Gsell-Laurent in Paris herstellte, das die Glasmalereien der Kirche Saint-Bruno ab 1869 für insgesamt 71’000 Francs herstellte (Gautier, 2010, S… More

Dating
1869–1870
Period
1869 – 1870
Original Donor

Kartäuserorden (Grande Chartreuse, Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse)

Previous Location
Place of Manufacture

Bibliography and Sources

Literature

Avenier, C. (2006). De la raison en architecture: Projets et chantiers des églises Saint-Bruno de Voiron et de Grenoble au XIXe siècle. Livraisons d’histoire de l’architecture, 11, 97–118.

Bertet, [Abbé]. (1903). Étude explicative sur les verrières de l’église St-Bruno, Voiron. Voiron: A. Sornay.

Commission municipale. (1868). Projet de décoration intérieure de l’Église de Saint-Bruno de Voiron. Grenoble : F. Allier père et fils.

Gautier, J. (2010). L’église Saint-Bruno, Voiron. [Voiron]: AHPPV, 72–101, 114.

Image Information

Name of Image
FRA_Voiron_EgliseSaintBruno_CG_299
Credits
© Vitrocentre Romont / Katrin Kaufmann
Date
2023

Inventory

Reference Number
CG_299
Author and Date of Entry
Katrin Kaufmann 2025